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Bruce Grobbelaar February 14, 2019 0

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War and survival with Bruce Grobbelaar

FourFourTwo | 15-minute read

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Remember The Ringleader

Sports Illustrated | 16-minute read ... read more

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Jules Rimet: The Catholic visionary who founded the World Cup

These Football Times | 6-minute read ... read more

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Mbappe: The path to greatness of a Ronaldo-obsessed kid

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Comeback kings: Reliving Turkey’s thrilling Euro 2008

Tale of Two Halves | 11-minute read ... read more

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Superclásico exposed soccer’s ugliest side

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The night Bale tore Inter apart

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Argentina, the country that loves football too much

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When Sven came to England – and braved the xenophobic storm

FourFourTwo | 14-minute read

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Steve Anglesey January 31, 2019 0

Players

In search of Emiliano Sala

ESPN | 15-minute read

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Sam Borden January 30, 2019 0

Players

Mohamed Salah and the pleasure of discovery

Football Paradise | 8-minute read

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Souradeep Sengupta January 29, 2019 0

Teams

United Koreans in Japan

Goal Click | Photo Essay

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Goal Click January 28, 2019 0

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How stoicism in football could transcend the fine line between instinct and data

These Football Times | 12-minute read

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Edd Norval January 24, 2019 0

Players

I promise you never read a story like this, mate

The Players' Tribune | 13-minute read

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Jesse Lingard January 23, 2019 0

Players

Noor Husin: The Afghan refugee who became his country’s first EFL player

BBC | 7-minute read

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Daniel Storey January 22, 2019 0

Players

Chucky Lozano: PSV phenomenon with world at his feet

Goal | 8-minute read

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Jon Arnold January 21, 2019 0

Players

Naples is pregnant with Diego Maradona

MUNDIAL | 30-minute read

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James Bird January 16, 2019 0

Players

Shunsuke Nakamura and Celtic, tomatoes, parakeets and the cult of Naka

Football Scotland | 14-minute read

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Martin Greig January 15, 2019 0

Teams

Remembering U.S. soccer’s greatest, most improbable triumph

The Ringer | 30-minute read

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Daniel Harris January 14, 2019 0

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The FBI vs. FIFA

ESPN | 25-minute read

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Shaun Assael , Brett Forrest & Vivek Chaudhary January 10, 2019 0

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Remembered! ClubCall: The pre-internet hub of transfers, rumours and rants

FourFourTwo | 13-minute read

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Richard Edwards January 9, 2019 0

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Millwall: It’s a father and son thing

Sabotage Times | 17-minute read

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Merv Payne January 8, 2019 0

Teams

Superga: The crash that killed Serie A’s champions & English coach Leslie Lievesley

BBC | 9-minute read

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Patrick Jennings January 7, 2019 0

Teams

2005-2006 at Ajax: When seven World Cup finalists grew up together

Tifo Football | 6-minute read

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Euan McTear January 6, 2019 0

Teams

Manchester United’s old rites of passage built some characters but broke others

The Guardian | 8-minute read

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Daniel Taylor January 5, 2019 0

Teams

Is being ‘Spursy’ even a thing anymore?

FourFourTwo | 6-minute read

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Richard Jolly January 3, 2019 0

Players

The three generations of Marcos Alonsos who played at Wembley

These Football Times | 9-minute read

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Euan McTear January 2, 2019 0

Players

Handle with care: What makes Xherdan Shaqiri tick?

Bleacher Report | 9-minute read

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Tom Williams December 29, 2018 0

Players

The future of soccer is running at Kylian Mbappé’s pace

The Ringer | 9-minute read

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Shaker Samman December 28, 2018 0

Culture

Behind the scenes at Sky Sports

SportsJOE | 9-minute read

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Simon Lloyd December 25, 2018 0

Culture

Raheem Sterling, Michel Foucault and football’s racist discourse

FanSided | 11-minute read

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Ahmed Yussuf December 23, 2018 0

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Like Napoleon, Mourinho is the outsider always trying to prove himself

The Irish Times | 8-minute read

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Ken Early December 23, 2018 0